The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-15
THE STEUDENvILLE CONFERENCE
OF tho NJ. L. Church to Meet this Week at
$50 lrA Martins Ferry, litl.S

TIE STEUDENVILLE CONFERENCE
OF the NJ. L. Church 10 Meet this Week at
Martins Ferry. I'M e.
Full preparations haye been made 10,
the three days session Of the Steubenvillo
District Conference to be held In the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Martina
Ferry, beginning this afternoon at half.
past one o'clock. Over one hundred dele.
gates are expected on the II :S5 A. NJ. train
to-day. Arrangements have been made
with mombers Of the church for the en-.
tertainment Of the delegates. This Is the
first District conference hold there for I'll.
teen years, and 1t promises to be one OF
the most largely attended ever held ia the
district. Bishop E. &. Andrews, Of Wash.
ington, D. O., will arrive this evening, and
will preach at 1880 p NJ. Arrangements
hsyo been made to secure the Lafayette
hall for the Bishop 10 lecture in, II the
church auditorium Is not thought capable
OF holding the throng which 1t Is expected
will wish to hear him. Following 10 tho
programme for the three days eession:
Monday, August Isl 80 p. m.-Devo.
tional exercises. Organization. Minute
business, reports from pastors, etc. Qaes.
lion drawer, conducted by Rev. J.. D.
Vail. 5} g * +7'I
AT 7:sO p. m.-sarmon by Bishop E. G.
Andrews, D. D., LII. D.
Tuesday, $3.50 a. m.-Devotional exer-
cises. Minute business. Address by
Rev. I. K. RAIDER on 1.-THE claims on the
Church Of Conference Claimants." Ad-
dress by Bishop Andrews. 81 Afternoon
session, 1850 p. m.-Deyotional exercises.
Reports from committees. Address by
Rev. J. F. Huddleston on "Bricks and
Mortar as Helps to Church Prosperity
QUESTION drawer, conducted by Rev. I. s.
Winters. .i,: NJ
Evening session, 1880 p. m.-sermon by
Rev. A. ]. Hiatt. =
Wednesday morning session $50 A. N.
Devotional exercises. Minute business,
"The Relation OF the Church and Minis
try to Public Reform" by Rev. F. I.
swaney. Sermon by Rev. John Williaus,
D. D. 3 Wednesday evening, Rev. w. Fl.
Rider, A. NJ, B. D., will lecture on "The
Land Of the Pharaohs."H i IS IA
q The remainder OF the week will be oc-
cnpied IS follows: b
Thursday evening OF 1850 Rev. E. R.
Jones will deliver lecture or sermon.
Friday evening Rev. II. B. Edwards will
occupy tho pulpit. ss5.35il
.SOn Saturday, August 90, Quarterly Con-
ference will be held, conducted by the
Presiding Elder. IL. a. {. .,' I! 3 5,,i
Sunday, Ga. M.-Bible School. 10 30
Sermon by Rev. II. Webb, D. D. 1880.
Quarterly communion service. 300 p. n.
QUARTERLY Love Feast. 1880 r. M.-ser-
mon by Rev. DR.. Webb. s55}lS SEQ
This closes the programme for the
week ending August 2lst. The lectures
in the evening will no accom- panied by
appropriate music, and a. full attendance
is desired each evening. all peraons de-
eiriug to attend are moat cordially invited
to each session Of the conference, which
bids fair to be the most interesting ever
held in the Steubenville district. The
presence Of Bishop Andrews will greatly
intensity tbs interest, afiording all an op
portunity Of hearing one Of the greatest
pastors and superintendent OF the church
to-day. 5Gy 4 NJ 4, ~ lf,slgl
All members Of the church who desire
to entertain one or more Of the ministers
and laymen during their stay, and have
not made arrangements to do 50, should
notify the pastor at once. s.t'fqlE q 2